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Daevid Allen

1938 - 2015

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Christopher David "Daevid" Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015) was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the Canterbury scene groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (in France, 1967). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daevid Allen is the 981st most popular musician (down from 950th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Australia (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Australian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Daevid Allen ranks 981 out of 3,175. Before him are Juan Luis Guerra, Ron McGovney, Selda Bağcan, Peter Winter, Fats Waller, and Zoltán Kocsis. After him are Al Foster, Duško Gojković, John Lewis, Rosalyn Tureck, Tuomas Holopainen, and Sam Rivers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Daevid Allen ranks 279. Before him are Marita Lindahl, Karl Schranz, Barry Newman, Moshe Safdie, Dennis Oppenheim, and Enzo G. Castellari. After him are Anatoly Marchenko, Shashi Kapoor, Torgny Lindgren, Lindsay Kemp, Betty Cuthbert, and Ants Antson. Among people deceased in 2015, Daevid Allen ranks 203. Before him are Roddy Piper, Søren Kam, Karl Josef Becker, Elżbieta Krzesińska, Angelo Anquilletti, and Veijo Meri. After him are Guy Béart, Evelyn Furtsch, Tignous, Gene Amdahl, Patachou, and Nora Brockstedt.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Daevid Allen ranks 135 out of 1,143. Before him are James Aldridge (1918), Al Lawrence (1930), Richard Norton (1950), Christopher Doyle (1952), Chris O'Neil (1956), and John Flanagan (1944). After him are Lew Hoad (1934), Betty Cuthbert (1938), John Curtin (1885), Russell Mulcahy (1953), Graham Arnold (1963), and Peter Norman (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Daevid Allen ranks 9. Before him are Nick Cave (1957), Phil Rudd (1954), Flea (1962), David Helfgott (1947), Michael Hutchence (1960), and Mark Evans (1956). After him are Colin Burgess (1946), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), John Williams (1941), Rick Springfield (1949), Bob Daisley (1950), and Richard Bonynge (1930).

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